This Uchiha is Truly Evil! Part 5

"Not at all, Lord Hokage, you are always welcome here."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled, his gaze sweeping casually around the room.

"Is that Uchiha Qianyu not here?"

Fugaku knew exactly who he was here for.

"That scoundrel's methods are too extreme. While I know he acts for the good of the village and to uphold justice, he's gone too far this time!"

"So I've punished him and made him reflect at home."

"What, Lord Hokage, are you here about this matter as well?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi inwardly sneered.

Fugaku was preemptively stating his position, and had even "scolded" Uchiha Qianyu in a way that praised him while appearing to criticize, clearly intending to silence him.

How could he not see through such a trick from this old fox?

"Alas, I also know that man acts for the good of the village, though his methods are indeed extreme..."

"I wouldn't have come otherwise, but several villagers have filed complaints at the Hokage's office. If I don't address this, the villagers will think I'm showing favoritism to the Uchiha clan..."

"In reality, whether it's the Uchiha clan or ordinary villagers, they are all like family to me. How could I possibly favor one over the other?"

"Wouldn't you agree, Clan Head Fugaku?"

Uchiha Fugaku replied with a fawning smile.

"Of course, Konoha is one big family, and Lord Hokage is the pillar, the head of the family. Naturally, you treat everyone equally."

"I just don't know what those villagers said to you, Lord Hokage? What were their demands?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep puff from his pipe, then exhaled a smoke ring that slowly spread through the Konoha Police Force headquarters, filling the room.

"Actually, many villagers and ninja have complained about Uchiha Qianyu in the past, saying his enforcement is too strict and his methods too brutal. But I knew he was just young and impetuous, trying to maintain the village's stability, so his methods were a bit hasty. That's why I suppressed those complaints."

"But this time, he really did go too far..."

"That couple didn't deserve to die..."

"What do you think, Clan Head Fugaku?"

His aged eyes were creased with wrinkles, his gaze filled with indecision.

Fugaku sighed deeply, looking disappointed.

"Lord Hokage speaks the truth."

"When this incident happened last night, I was furious. I immediately sent people to bring him back and gave him a severe scolding."

"Even if that degenerate gambler was beyond saving, even if he took the child's life-saving money and killed his own son, even if he gambled away the family's last savings after his son died, even if he was less than a beast, so what?"

"You could have just arrested him and thrown him in jail!"

"Why did you have to beat him to death?!"

"And that woman, even if her husband killed their child, she didn't seek revenge, didn't report it to the Police Force or the Hokage, and even wanted to continue living with him. Even if such a wretched person died, she still wanted to protect him and even tried to attack an officer, so what?"

"Could she have really injured you?"

"Why did you have to kill her?!"

Fugaku's face was etched with pain.

"Alas, even if your actions were in accordance with the law, they were ultimately unreasonable!"

"Wouldn't you agree, Lord Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened slightly.

But he quickly regained his composure.

"Clan Head Fugaku, are you sure those actions were in accordance with the law?"

"They actually are. When the Second Hokage established the Police Force, he created a series of regulations. One of them did state that if a criminal's crimes are heinous and they have lost all conscience, the officer can exercise discretion and execute them on the spot. Of course, it also stated that if a Police Force member's life is threatened, they can retaliate. So..."

"Although that scoundrel Qianyu was indeed extreme, it can't really be said that he violated the law..."

"I can only say that young people are indeed impatient and lack tempering, which is why I punished him to reflect at home."

"Rest assured, Lord Hokage, if he doesn't repent this time, I will not let him off lightly!"

For a moment, the entire headquarters of the Police Force fell silent.

Yakumi Uchiha and the others were also hearing their clan head speak at length for the first time, and they were all stunned.

However...

Who was Hiruzen Sarutobi?

He had been spewing such high-sounding, superficially critical but actually praising nonsense for decades.

Yet, if you wanted to argue further against such practically shameless words, the only path left was to completely tear down the facade.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no intention of doing that for now.

He smiled kindly, his face full of benevolence.

"Since Clan Head Fugaku said so, I'm relieved. I trust you will handle this impartially."

"Then I won't disturb you any further."

Fugaku hurriedly said, "Lord Hokage, please take care."

Watching Hiruzen Sarutobi's retreating figure, Fugaku, who seemed to have won the confrontation, had a shadow cast over his face.

"Lord Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku was clearly just quibbling!"

"Do you think a few words like that can absolve Uchiha Qianyu of his crime?!"

Several Anbu members couldn't help but feel indignant.

Hiruzen Sarutobi merely let out a dismissive scoff.

"I've long since mastered those tricks of his."

"It's just that I don't want to fall out with the Uchiha clan for now."

"Uchiha Fugaku, do you think this will shut me up?"

"You're far too naive..."

"Lord Hokage, what do you mean..."

"Hmph, naturally, someone will go and give that Uchiha Qianyu a harsh lesson, and that person..."

"Will be one of their own Uchiha clansmen."

Chapter 5: Uchiha Shisui

"Clan Head, that was truly a brilliant war of words..."

Yakumi Uchiha said with amusement and immense admiration.

Tekka and Inabi beside him silently agreed.

However, Uchiha Fugaku shook his head.

"Do you think Lord Hokage really came here just for Qianyu?"

"Huh? Isn't that the case?"

"Qianyu's matter was just a pretext."

"I suspect he came to test the attitude of the entire Uchiha clan..."

The hot-tempered Uchiha Tekka hurriedly asked, "What do you mean, Clan Head?"

Fugaku said, "It's simple. If we had been timid and even handed Qianyu over to be dealt with by Lord Hokage, what would he have thought?"

"And if we had completely ignored Lord Hokage's intentions, like just now, and defended Qianyu with all our might, what would he have thought?"

"It's nothing more than one being weak and the other being stubborn."

Yakumi Uchiha said, "So, Clan Head, you chose to be stubborn..."

"It wasn't my choice. I didn't have a choice at all."

Fugaku sighed deeply. "I couldn't possibly hand Qianyu over to Hiruzen Sarutobi..."

Everyone fell silent.

Inabi Uchiha sighed, "I hope Qianyu can understand the Clan Head's good intentions..."

Fugaku smiled.

"Do you really think he couldn't guess this outcome?"

"Sometimes, you are truly deceived by his outwardly extreme coldness..."

"That man probably already calculated all my and Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions..."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

That man was indeed terrifying, but they hadn't expected him to be terrifying to such an extent in the Clan Head's eyes?

[Chakra increased by +3, current Chakra 650 points.]

"Hmm?"

"Chakra increased by 3 points in one night..."

"It seems my Chakra Refining Technique has also become much stronger."

Uchiha Qianyu nodded with satisfaction.

Generally speaking, a normal Jonin's Chakra amount is around 200 points.

His Chakra was already considered a lot.

Of course, this was only relative. He was still no match for those Chakra monsters.